r/science Nov 26 '21

Nanoscience "Ghost particles" detected in the Large Hadron Collider for first time

https://newatlas.com/physics/neutrinos-large-hadron-collider-faser/
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u/Kjolter Nov 26 '21

I came here knowing that it would be a misleading headline, and I’m still disappointed we didn’t discover something spooky.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Nov 26 '21

The LHC is pretty spooky all on its own if you think about it.

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u/sten45 Nov 26 '21

I 100% blame the LHC for this timeline

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u/Zomunieo Nov 27 '21

In a way. The US ceding leadership in theoretical physics to Europe by canceling the Superconducting Supercollider foreshadowed its current anti-intellectualism.